Liberia: Tourism - Liberia's Untapped Billions

There are three strategic sectors that if our current government can invest heavily in with immediate effect we can become a middle-income country within the next two decades. Those key sectors are Education, Agriculture, and Tourism. For my interest, I am going to focus on the benefits that Liberia stands to reap if the right investments and policies are implemented in the tourism sector. I will leave the Educational & Agricultural sectors with the experts to deal with them.

Firstly, before I elaborate on what Liberia stands to benefit if we have a vibrant tourism sector, we need to briefly get a clear understanding of what tourism is, what impact it has on global trade, Liberia's tourism potential, and how tourism has lifted poor countries out of poverty.

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